Why Does Lassen Peak Typically Get More Snow Than Mt. Shasta in California? You’re probably wondering how can a peak that is further south and is around ~3,723 ft shorter in elevation typically receives more snow overall compared to a much taller edifice. Before I explain and break down this intriguing case, let’s first get our bearings set in terms of the location and overall coordinates of these two iconic peaks in the […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | September 25, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort, CA, Shares Staggering Last Winter vs. This Summer Snowpack Comparisons The best thing on the internet these days may just be the trend of side-by-side pictures of last winter vs. the current summer at ski resorts. Thanks to a record snowfall year in many areas, especially California, these have been pretty dramatic. Related: [PHOTO TOUR] Before and After Pictures From Palisades Tahoe, CA, Show How Deep Last Season Really Was […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 23, 2023 0 Comments
Dramatic Before and After Pictures Show Full Extent of California’s Snowpack Last Season The photos above sent in by a SnowBrains reader show the enormous amount of snow and resulting snowpack depth experienced by resorts in California last winter. Related: [UPDATED] These Are the 18 Resorts in the U.S. That Have Set Snowfall Records This Season The images are from Heavenly Resort which received a record-breaking 591” of fresh snow during the 2022/23 […] SnowBrains | August 13, 2023 1 Comment
Snowpack on Mount Everest is Over 9x Deeper Than Originally Thought In a recent breakthrough, a team of Chinese scientists has revealed that the snowpack near the summit of Mount Everest is far deeper than previously believed, the Global Times reports. This discovery has significant implications for our understanding of climate on Earth, says the research paper. Related: Mount Everest | The World’s Highest Mountain Just Got Almost 3-Feet Taller Previous […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2023 0 Comments
Dust Produced by the Shrinking Great Salt Lake is Harming the Utah Snowpack The Great Salt Lake and the effect it has on winter storms, commonly referred to as ‘Lake Effect’, is one of the biggest reasons that Utah is credited with the greatest snow on Earth. Lake effect occurs when a cold winter storm passes over a warm body of water and picks up water from the lake, causing an increase in […] Industry News Tyler Hatch | July 10, 2023 1 Comment
Californian Lakes Bounce Back After Record-Breaking Snowpack The 2022-2023 snowfall season was historic for the western United States, and as a result, the Californian snowpack was very much above average across the entire state. The crazy amounts of water in the Californian mountains provided relief to many areas that were previously very dry due to droughts. California is now approximately 92% free of drought following the record-breaking […] Industry News Tyler Hatch | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
There’s Still an Astonishing 8 Feet of Snow on the Ground at Alta, UT When you set a snowfall record of over 900 inches for the season, you must wonder how long it will stick around. Related: [VIDEO] All the Snow Records Utah Ski Areas Broke Last Season At Alta, the answer is well into summer, as they still measure over eight feet of snow under Devil’s Castle. See the update from Ski Utah […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 29, 2023 0 Comments
Analyzing the 2022/2023 Winter Snowfall at Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Looking back at the 2022/2023 winter season for parts of the West, it’s safe to say that this was one for the ages, especially for the high terrain in California. While it’s easy to gravitate and talk about the legendary snowpack records that were broken in the Sierra Nevada, I’m going to move a little further north of the Sierra […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
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